Viera Rosa said current probation officer training is “wholly insufficient” and there is a need to provide officers better education in such matters as family dynamics, substance use disorders ...

Probation officers will now have the opportunity to be armed for self-defense purposes if they so choose following county ...

The St. Lawrence County Legislature has agreed to allot $85,000 to pay for the training, firearms, and body cameras to start ...

We got more training to go, defensive tactics, stuff that probably should have been done right along,” said county legislator ...